CICC (03908) clarifies rumors of merger, no written or oral information received from government departments, regulatory authorities or company shareholders regarding rumors.

CICC(03908) Announcement: Recently, our company has paid attention to market rumors that we will merge with China Galaxy Securities Co., Ltd. In order to avoid misleading the public and investors, we hereby clarify the following: As of the date of this announcement, our company has not received any written or verbal information from government departments, regulatory agencies, or our shareholders regarding the above-mentioned rumors. After confirming with our controlling shareholder, China Investment Corporation (CIC), it has been confirmed that there are no plans for the rumored merger or any other undisclosed significant matters related to our company. Therefore, our company has no undisclosed information to disclose.